Liner pack unit



July 30, 1935. G m E 2,009,564

LINER PACK UNIT Filed Dec. 26, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet l July 30, 1935. G. RIDGE 2,009,564

LINER PACK UNIT Filed Dec. 26, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 G. RIDGE LINER PACK UNIT July 30, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 26, i955 Patented July 30, 1935 a v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LINER PACK UNIT Guy Ridge, Bartow, Fla., assignor to Rice, Trew & Rice Co. Inc., Biglerville, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 26, 1933, Serial No. 704,020 ,2 Claims. (01. 211 s) This invention relates toaliner pack preformed unit fully opened out after being applied to a unit, and it is an object of the invention to prob vide a unit of this kind which has parts folded Figure 3 is a lon i l ec i n l v w ak n in a manner whereby after the unit has been through a bOX ow ng e unit in Complete p- 5 initially placed within a box or kindred container piioation before the d s pp a second p 5 and upon the bottom of the compartment to be 01011 of Certain po of the unit being filled, certain of the parts can without confusion grammatically indicated y h fl 111165; and delay on the part; of th operator b adil Figure 9 is a transverse sectional View of the extended to overlie the walls of the box or comassembly as illustrated in Figure 3 W t e lid 10 partment to be packed and in a manner wherefully pp oseoond p n of certain p r i n 10 by, if desired, portions of th it may be of the unit being also diagrammatically indicated v posed inwardly across the contents of the box y broken linesor kindred container before application of the Figure 10 s a v w i p sp tiv illust at n lid, a unit constructed in accordance with a further Another object of the invention is to provide embodiment my invention n Opened 15 a unit of this kind which is initially folded and disclosed in Figures 1 to 9 f t a mpa yinitially of a size to be substantially snugly fitted s d win s, my liner pa unit comprises two upon the bott m of b or th eontainerto be sheets A and B of desired dimensions and formed filled so that when said unit is opened out the of a paper sto k of de ired wei h or f y other walls of the box or the like will have linings dis- Stock that may be p y the pos s 0 posed thereover and without requiring any special The Sheet A may h termed t r skill on th part of th operator. verse sheet and B the longitudinal sheet.

The invention consists in the details of con- In forming the unit the Sheets A and B have struction and in the combination and arrangerespectively panels I and 2 1h Superimposed t of th several parts of myimproved liner lation and extending at right angles to each other 25 pack unit whereby certain important advantages and Preferably h the Wi I of e ee A are attained and the device rendered. simpler, less lowermost The SIdQmaTgmS 0f the'pahel Of expensive and otherwise more convenient and adthe sheet A are cohtlnued by the Side panels 3 vantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more and the Outer ends Of these Panels 3 a e 0011- fully t forth tinued by the flaps 4, one of said flaps 4 being of 30 The novel features of my invention will hereinlength materially greater than the length of after be definitely claimed. The Second fl p In order that my invention may be the better The h margins of the panel 2 0f the eet B understood, I will now proceed to describe the are Cohhhued by the end panels 5 and the 0111381 same ith reference t t accompanying draw ends of these panels 5 are contlnued by the flaps 35 ings, wherein: 6. The various panels and flaps are preferably Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a liner pack Separated by foldmg lines unit constructed in accordance with an embodin the assembly of the,un1t after the t ment of my invention and in its initial folded or i and 2 have been supenmposed panel 3 1S 40 compacted form; swung inwardly and over the panel 2 with its 40 Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the unit parpanel 4 swung back over such panel 3. An end many opened panel 5 is then'swung inwardly of the superim- Figure 3 is a view in perspective illustrating the posed panels I and 2 Its flap 6 foldfed back unit further Opened out; The second end panel 5 is then folded inwardly with its end flap 6 disposed in a direction opposite to the flap 6 of the first folded panel 5. Then the second side panel '3 is folded inwardly over the through a conventional type of box with a liner g lgg l g fi z g ii g fi fi i gg gg 21 22 uhlt cohstruhted f j 'f hg Wlth an embodl' tending in a direction opposite to the flap 4 of the ment of my invention in initially applied position first side panel The free outer end portion f upo the bottom of the the second flap 4 is then folded inwardly to also Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken overlie the panels I and 2 as in the complete through Figure 5; pack illustrated in Figures 1 and 6. Figure 7 is a view in perspective showing the In the production of the unit the panels I and 55 4 Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the unit entirely opened out;

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken lengthwise 2 are of such dimensions as to substantially snugly engage upon the bottom of a box C or other container with which the unit is to be used while the panels 3 are of such dimensions to substantially conform to the side walls of the box or the like and the panels to conform to the end walls of the box. The flaps 6 and one of the flaps 4 are of desired length but the second flap 4 is of a length to allow the same in making a package to be swung entirely across the upper portion of the box C and tucked down between the first panel 3 and the adjacent side wall of the box or kindred container as is clearly illustrated in Figure 9 of the drawings.

After the unit has been initially applied within the box C or kindred container as particularly illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the uppermost flap 4 is pulled up and outwardly of the box as illustrated in Figures 7 and 9 to bring one of the side panels 3 in proper position against a side wall of the box. The flaps 6 of the end'panels 5 are then successively pulled up to bring the panels 5 in proper position against the end walls of the box with said flaps 6 disposed outwardly thereof as is illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings.

The second flap 4 is then pulled up to bring the second side panel 3 into proper position against a side wall of the box or the like with said second flap 4 disposed outwardly with re spect to the box as is also illustrated in Figures 7 and 9. After the box has been filled with the desired content, such as fruit, the flaps 8 are then swung inwardly of the box and over the top of its content and the shorter flap 4 is then swung inwardly and after which the longer flap 4 is drawn across the box withvthe extremity of said longer flap 4 tucked in between the side panel 3 and the adjacent side of the box C remote from the side panel 3 by which the longer flap 4 is carried.

In view of the'foregoing it is believed to be clearly apparent that Ihave produced a liner pack unit for boxes or kindred containers which can be readily applied without any particular skill on the part of the operator and particularly to assure the proper placing of the lining with dispatch.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustratedin Figure 10, I disclose a unit made from a single sheet of material and which comprises a central panel 1 of such dimensions to be snugly received upon the bottom of a box or kindred container with the side margins of the panel l continued by the side panels 3 which are also continued by the flaps 4 one of which being of a length to extend entirely across the top of the box and to have its extremity tucked in in the same fashion as has hereinbefore been set forth with respect to the first embodiment of my invention. The end or remaining marginal portions of the panel l are continued by the end panels 5 which in turn are continued the flaps t This unit is folded after the same fashion as the first embodiment of my invention and is adapted to be extended in the same manner.

' From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that my invention is susceptible of somechange and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a preformed liner pack unit ready for use comprising two elongated flexible sheets disposed crosswise upon each other with substantially the central portions thereof superimposed, the four resulting flaps of the above assembly constituting side elements of the liner and lying in the pack superimposed upon each other and fiat upon the central portions of the elongated members.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a preformed liner pack unit ready for use comprising two elongated flexible sheets disposed crosswise upon each other with substantially the central portions thereof superimposed, the four resulting flaps of the above assembly constituting side and cover elements of the liner and lying in the pack superimposed upon each other and flat upon the central portions of the elongated members.

GUY RIDGE. 

